Potato Thokku
Potato Thokku or Urulaikizhangu Thokku is an easy to make and versatile South Indian side which pairs well with any rice dish or even Indian flatbreads.
Ingredients
- 1 large Potato
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 Green chilli (Slit)
- 1 medium Onion - 1 Medium (Finely sliced)
- 1 Tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 2 small Tomato (Chopped)
- ½ tsp Salt (Adjust per taste)
- ¼ tsp Turmeric - ¼
- 1 ½ tsp Sambar powder
- Coriander leaves - For garnishing
To Temper
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard
- ½ tsp Broken urad dal
- ½ tsp Jeera
Instructions
- First cook the potato until 90% done in your preferred method (pressure cook, microwave, etc). Peel the skin and cut into cubes and keep aside. But make sure not to overcook.
- Now heat a pan with oil, add the items listed under "To temper" in the given order. Once the urad dal turns golden brown, add the curry leaves, green chilli, onion, ginger garlic paste and saute until the onion turns translucent.
- Now add the tomatoes, salt and saute until the tomatoes turns fully mushy.
- Add the turmeric, sambar powder and mix well until combined. Add a cup of water, give a quick stir and cook in low-medium flame.
- Once the mixture nicely boils and the oil starts to get separated over the top. Now add the potatoes, stir well and wait till the mixture get thickened up. By now all the raw smell of the powders will be gone and the masala will be absorbed by potatoes. Stir for a few more minutes until the masala is nicely roasted.
- Turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve hot as a side for sambar rice or any rice variety.
Notes | FAQ
- Do not over cook the potato. When we cook them again in the masala, we want some of the potato cubes to stay in shape.
- You can even add green peas if you have handy. If adding, add it after the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Instead of ginger garlic paste, you can even add freshly crushed ginger and garlic.
- Do adjust the spiciness (Sambar powder) according to your taste.
- After the potato masala gets thickened, it will start sticking to the pan. In such case add a little extra oil and stir.
